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Two Questions at the Heart of Disney’s Soul

by Julian Reid

As a Black American Christian jazz musician, I resonated with the cultural and theological elements of “Soul.” .…I was intrigued by the theological questions “Soul” generated for me and for the Church. I left the film pondering two questions in particular: How should Christian musicians understand “getting lost” in their music? How does faith address the unique way Black musicians can “get lost” given racism in this country?

Gory Devastation Before Glorious Resurrection: Three Musical Depictions

By Josh Rodriguez

C. S. Lewis, one of the greatest Christian thinkers of the 20th century, transitioned from atheism to theism but laughed at the idea that we could ever “know” our Creator any more than Hamlet could “know” Shakespeare. It later occurred to him, however, that this might be possible if Shakespeare wrote himself into the story.

Why New Music?

By Caitlin Frasure

It’s a question that is so familiar to those of us involved in and passionate about new music. By “new music” I mean that genre of newly composed contemporary classical music made by living composers that seems to uproot and defy so many labels, so for now please accept this term as an oversimplified but necessary tool for discussion. And to be honest, we know: It is a fair question!